Zimbabwe national football team

Zimbabwe

Nickname(s)	The Warriors
Association	Zimbabwe Football Association
Sub-confederation	COSAFA (Southern Africa)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	none
Captain	none
Top scorer	Peter Ndlovu (at least 38)
Home stadium	National Sports Stadium
FIFA code	ZIM
FIFA ranking	123 1 (9 April 2015)
Highest FIFA ranking	40 (April 1995)
Lowest FIFA ranking	131 (October 2009)
Elo ranking	113
Highest Elo ranking	54 (Sept 1993 or April 1995)
Lowest Elo ranking	116 (May 2011)
First colours Second colours
First international
S. Rhodesia 0–4 England XI (Salisbury, Rhodesia; 26 June 1939)
Biggest win
Botswana 0–7 Zimbabwe (Gaborone, Botswana; 26 August 1990)
Biggest defeat
South Africa 7–0 Rhodesia (South Africa; 9 April 1977)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	2 (First in 2004)
Best result	Round 1; 2004, 2006

The Zimbabwe national football team is the national team of the Republic of Zimbabwe and is controlled by the Zimbabwe Football Association. They were known as the Southern Rhodesia national football team from 1939–1964, then the Rhodesia national football team until 1980, when Rhodesia became Zimbabwe. They have never qualified for the World Cup finals, and did not qualify for their first African Nations Cup until 2004.

On 27 November 2012, Klaus Deiter Pagels is appointed interim coach of Zimbabwe Football Association ^[1]

On 6 August 2014 Ian Gorowa resigns as coach of Zimbabwe Football Association ^[2]

Rhodesia/Zimbabwe all-time record against all nations

Against	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD
Algeria	5	1	2	2	6	9	−3
Angola	16	7	3	6	18	15	+3
Australia	3	0	2	1	2	4	−2
Bahrain	1	0	0	1	2	5	−3
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	0	1	0	2	2	0
Botswana	8	7	1	0	17	1	+16
Brazil	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3
Burkina Faso	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2
Cameroon	9	3	0	6	11	15	−4
Central African Republic	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3
China PR	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2
Congo	2	0	2	0	4	4	0
DR Congo/ Zaire	4	2	0	2	6	10	−4
Ivory Coast	2	0	1	1	0	5	−5
Egypt	11	1	4	6	10	18	−8
Eritrea	4	4	0	0	8	0	+8
Ethiopia	4	2	1	1	4	4	0
Gabon	3	1	1	1	3	3	0
Ghana	6	1	2	3	6	10	−4
Guinea	6	1	2	3	1	7	−6
Indonesia	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Jordan	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Kenya	10	1	5	4	6	9	−3
Kuwait	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3
Lesotho	13	10	2	1	32	8	+24
Libya	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1
Madagascar	5	4	1	0	11	5	+6
Malawi	53	20	17	16	66	53	+13
Malaysia	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5
Mali	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1
Mauritania	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2
Mauritius	7	4	0	3	11	8	+3
Morocco	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3
Mozambique	15	9	5	1	37	13	+24
Namibia	7	4	0	3	17	14	+3
Nigeria	6	1	1	4	4	14	−10
Oman	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1
Qatar	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2
Rwanda	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3
Saudi Arabia	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Senegal	6	3	0	3	5	8	−3
Seychelles	4	3	0	1	10	3	+7
Somalia	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1
South Africa	10	4	1	5	10	11	−1
Sudan	2	1	1	0	3	0	+3
Swaziland	11	9	1	1	25	6	+19
Switzerland	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1
Tanzania	6	3	2	1	9	4	+5
Togo	4	3	0	1	7	3	+4
Thailand	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3
Tunisia	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Uganda	11	4	6	1	10	8	+2
Vietnam	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6
Zambia	32	3	19	10	28	38	−10
Total	316	130	88	98	432	350	+82

Achievements

COSAFA Cup :

• 4 Time Champions (2000, 2003, 2005, 2009)
• 3 Times Runners-Up

CECAFA Cup :

• 1 Time Champion (1985)
• 2 Times Runners-Up (1983, 1987)

Competition records

World Cup record

• 1930 to 1966 – Did not enter
• 1970 – Did not qualify from Asia/Oceania zone
• 1974 to 1978 – Did not enter
• 1982 to 2014 – Did not qualify from African zone
• 2018 - Expelled from qualifying competition^[3]

Africa Cup of Nations record

• 1957 to 1980 – Did not enter
• 1982 to 2002 – Did not qualify
• 2004 to 2006 – Round 1
• 2008 to 2015 – Did not qualify

Recent result

2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualificiation 18 May 2014	Tanzania	1–0	Zimbabwe	Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
16:00	Bocco  14'	Report		Referee: Joseph Lamptey (Ghana)

2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualificiation 1 June 2014	Zimbabwe	2–2	Tanzania	National Sports Stadium, Harare
13:00	Phiri  3' Katsande  55'	Report	Haroub  21' Ulimwengu  46'	Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Current squad

The following squad were called for the second leg of 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Tanzania on 1 June 2014.^[4]

Caps and goals updated as of 1 June 2014.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1GK Washington Arubi (1985-08-29) 29 August 1985 21 0 Pretoria University 1GK George Chigova (1991-03-04) 4 March 1991 15 0 Dynamos 1GK Munyaradzi Diya (1985-07-09) 9 July 1985 0 0 Highlanders 2DF Erick Chipeta (1990-06-28) 28 June 1990 20 0 Hwange Colliery 2DF Hardlife Zvirekwi (1987-05-05) 5 May 1987 20 0 CAPS United 2DF Partson Jaure (1990-07-08) 8 July 1990 18 0 Dynamos 2DF Milton Ncube (1987-07-04) 4 July 1987 14 1 Highlanders 2DF Ronald Pfumbidzai (1994-12-25) 25 December 1994 1 0 CAPS United 2DF Talent Chawapiwa 0 0 Harare City 3MF Ovidy Karuru (1989-01-23) 23 January 1989 17 1 OH Leuven 3MF Willard Katsande (1986-01-15) 15 January 1986 14 3 Kaizer Chiefs 3MF Denver Mukamba (1992-12-21) 21 December 1992 14 1 Bidvest Wits 3MF Danny Phiri (1979-07-25) 25 July 1979 13 1 Chicken Inn 3MF Pascal Manhanga (1991-03-23) 23 March 1991 4 1 Triangle United 3MF Stephen Alimenda (1988-10-15) 15 October 1988 2 0 Dynamos 3MF Wonder Kapinda 1 0 Black Rhinos 3MF Marshal Mudehwe (1993-08-17) 17 August 1993 1 0 Platinum 4FW Cuthbert Malajila (1985-10-03) 3 October 1985 20 7 Mamelodi Sundowns 4FW Edward Sadomba (1983-08-31) 31 August 1983 15 1 Al-Ahly 4FW Tendai Ndoro (1985-05-15) 15 May 1985 7 2 Black Aces 4FW Kudakwashe Musharu (1987-01-08) 8 January 1987 2 0 Monomotapa United

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Zimbabwe squad within the last twelve months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up GK Tafadzwa Dube (1984-12-19) 19 December 1984 8 0 CAPS United v.  Malawi, 5 March 2014 DF Carlington Nyadombo (1985-12-25) 25 December 1985 9 0 AmaZulu v.  Malawi, 5 March 2014 DF Costa Nhamoinesu (1986-01-06) 6 January 1986 8 0 Sparta Prague v.  Malawi, 5 March 2014 DF Gift Bello (1984-05-24) 24 May 1984 1 0 Platinum v.  Malawi, 5 March 2014 DF Felix Chindungwe (1982-09-09) 9 September 1982 12 0 Chicken Inn 2014 African Nations Championship DF Augustine Mbara (1991-12-30) 30 December 1991 2 0 Dynamos 2014 African Nations Championship DF Themba Ndlovu (1984-01-10) 10 January 1984 1 0 Dynamos 2014 African Nations Championship MF Peter Moyo (1988-05-08) 8 May 1988 13 1 Black Aces v.  Tanzania, 1 June 2014 (injured) MF Kudakwashe Mahachi (1993-09-29) 29 September 1993 11 2 Highlanders v.  Tanzania, 1 June 2014 (injured) MF Ali Sadiki (1987-12-10) 10 December 1987 11 0 Mazembe v.  Malawi, 5 March 2014 MF Masimba Mambare (1986-05-09) 9 May 1986 16 4 Dynamos 2014 African Nations Championship MF Oscar Machapa (1987-06-01) 1 June 1987 10 0 Dynamos 2014 African Nations Championship MF Tawanda Muparati (1983-09-10) 10 September 1983 9 0 Dynamos 2014 African Nations Championship FW Knowledge Musona (1990-06-21) 21 June 1990 19 12 Oostende v.  Malawi, 5 March 2014 FW Kingston Nkhatha (1985-10-27) 27 October 1985 10 2 Kaizer Chiefs v.  Malawi, 5 March 2014 FW Charles Sibanda (1985-03-30) 30 March 1985 21 2 Platinum 2014 African Nations Championship FW Nelson Mazivisa (1985-09-07) 7 September 1985 12 4 Platinum 2014 African Nations Championship FW Donald Ngoma (1989-02-04) 4 February 1989 10 3 Platinum 2014 African Nations Championship FW Simba Nhivi Sithole (1991-01-10) 10 January 1991 10 1 Dynamos 2014 African Nations Championship FW Simbarashe Sithole (1989-05-05) 5 May 1989 5 1 Ajax Cape Town 2014 African Nations Championship

References

External links

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• Zimbabwe Football Association official website

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